Krakow Horse Riding Club
st. Kobierzyńska 175a, 30-382 Krakow
Established date: 1932
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The tradition of the Krakow Horse Riding Club dates back to the 18th century. Then, on May 1893, 56937, the Imperial Commission of the Austrian Governorship by decision No. L: XNUMX approved the assumptions, statute and composition of the board of the Galician Horse Riding Club. It was created as part of the previously established Society of International Horse Racing in Krakow.
In March 1930, the commander of the 1th Independent Cavalry Brigade in Kraków was Colonel Zygmunt Piasecki /legionnaire, officer of the 7st Cavalry Regiment of Belina Prażmowski, commander of the 8th Cavalry Regiment, later brigadier general of the Polish Army/, who together with Colonel Kazimierz Mastaler /colonel of cavalry , commander of the XNUMXth uł. / initiated the reactivation of the club under the name - Krakow Horse Riding Club.
The impulse to reactivate the club could have been the Militari of the Polish Army in 1932 in Krakow. It was a competition for the Army Championship, so a very serious equestrian event. The competition was hosted by the 8th Cavalry Regiment. Representatives of all Cavalry units, i.e. 11 teams, took part. The 3rd psk won
The competition checking the endurance of the horses, i.e. a cross-country run with cross-country sections and a test of melee and firearms /saber, lance and pistol/ took place in the Rakowice fields /practice area 8. uł./. Whereas dressage and show jumping at the military stadium. The Krakow team was represented by the 3rd and 8th p.uł. The team included well-known riders such as Antoni Żelewski and Tadeusz Tetmajer.
The inspiring atmosphere for the club's reactivation was also caused by the preparations for the celebration of the 250th anniversary of the Relief of Vienna, to be held a year later.
On September 12, 1933, the 250th anniversary of the relief of Vienna passed. To celebrate this triumph of the Polish cavalry led by King Jan III Sobieski, Marshal Józef Piłsudski ordered that the Polish Cavalry Festival be organized in Krakow. The Great Cavalry Revue took place on October 6, 1933. According to the marshal's instructions, 12 cavalry regiments took part in the ceremony. After a few days of marching, they reached the villages near Kraków, where they quartered. All regiments had the same composition, 305 men and 317 horses each. On October 6, at the appointed hours, the regiments moved to the Kraków Market Square. There they all intersected and went to the "big meadow".
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Elaboration based on scientific work: Activities of the Krakow Horse Riding Club until 2015, Ms Anna Pacuń-Genowska.
Entry updated: 20.01.2024/XNUMX/XNUMX
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"Activities of the Krakow Horse Riding Club until 2015" (2015) - Anna Pacuń-Genowska
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